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SNCF

The Société nationale des chemins de fer français ([sɔsjete nɑsjɔnal de ʃ(ə)mɛ̃ d(ə) fɛʁ fʁɑ̃sɛ], lit. 'National Company of the French Railways', SNCF ⓘ) is France's state-owned railway operator. Becoming effective on 1 January 1938 following an agreement on 31 August 1937 between the government, private railway companies and railway labor unions, it…

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Headquarters
Saint-Denis, France
Dates of operation
1938–present
Length
29,273 km (18,189 mi)
Locale
France
Predecessor
Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée Compagnie du che…
Reporting mark
TGV, Intercités, TER, Transilien, Ouigo, Eurostar, TGV Lyria

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Divisions · 33
SNCF → Captrain, Connections, Connexions, English, Europe, European, Forwardis, France, French, Fret SNCF, Geodis, Hexafret, Intercités, January, Keolis, Naviland Cargo, Ouigo TGV, Private, Rail Logistics Europe, Rolling
related to history · 30
SNCF → Administration, AL, Alsace, Alsace-Lorraine Railways, Chemin, Chemins, Eastern Railways, Est, France's, Grande Ceinture, Great, Lorraine, Lyon, Mediterranean Railways, Midi, Méditerranée, Nord, Northern Railways, Orléans, Ouest
related to High-speed rail · 17
SNCF → April, European, Every, France's, Grande Vitesse, Grande Vitesse Sud-Est, In, It, LGV Sud-Est, Ligne, Lyon, Paris, SNCF Réseau, TGV, The SNCF's TGV, Train, V150
related to World War II · 16
SNCF → According, Armistice, August, Following, France's, French, French Resistance, German, Half, June, Nazi, Nearly, Résistance-Fer, The, This, Wehrmacht
related to Subsidiaries · 15
SNCF → CNC Transports, Compagnie, Compagnie Nouvelle, Conteneurs, CTC, ERMEWA, France Wagons, Gérance, Naviland Cargo, SEGI, SGW, Société, These, Transports Céréaliers, Wagons
related to Company image · 12
SNCF → According, At, Eight Advisory, France, French, IFOP, In, Posternak-Ifop, Railway Security, Safety, TNS SOFRES, To
related to United Kingdom · 12
SNCF → High Speed, In, In April, InterCity West Coast, Keolis, May, Stagecoach, Stagecoach Group, Virgin, Virgin Group, West Coast Main Line, West Coast Partnership
related to Modern era · 11
SNCF → By, California, Construction, France's, In, In May, Los Angeles, Morocco, Morocco's, San Francisco, SNCF's
related to Headquarters · 9
SNCF → From, Gare Montparnasse, In, Louis Gallois, Montparnasse, Paris, Rue Saint-Lazare, SNCF's, Until
see also · 9
SNCF → Activités FerroviairesCorail, Autorité, Corbeil-Essonnes, DirigismeHistory, France, FranceList, FranceRéseau Ferré NationalGrigny, French, Régulation

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SNCFDates of operation1938–present1.00infobox
SNCFHeadquartersSaint-Denis, France1.00infobox
SNCFLength29,273 km (18,189 mi)1.00infobox
SNCFLocaleFrance1.00infobox
SNCFPredecessorCompagnie des chemins de fer du Nord Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée Compagnie du che…1.00infobox
SNCFReporting markTGV, Intercités, TER, Transilien, Ouigo, Eurostar, TGV Lyria1.00infobox
SNCFTrack gauge1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
SNCFWebsitewww.groupe-sncf.com1.00infobox
SNCFis astate-owned group consisting of a parent company0.90text
SNCFrelated to CinemaSince0.60section
SNCFrelated to CinemaAuguste0.60section
SNCFrelated to CinemaLouis Lumière's0.60section

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